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How Many Weeks to Save? is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on counting on in equal amounts to reach a price, aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.C.8. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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How Many Weeks to Save?

2.MD.C.8

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.A jump rope costs $1.50. Omar saves 30¢ each week. How many weeks until Omar can buy it?
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2.A toy car costs 40¢. Suki saves 10¢ each week. How many weeks until Suki can buy it?
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3.A puzzle costs 75¢. Ravi saves 15¢ each week. How many weeks until Ravi can buy it?
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4.A puzzle costs 60¢. Kofi saves 15¢ each week. How many weeks until Kofi can buy it?
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5.A puzzle costs $1.25. Noor saves 25¢ each week. How many weeks until Noor can buy it?
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6.A yo-yo costs $1.25. Freya saves 25¢ each week. How many weeks until Freya can buy it?
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LessonPrint · 2.MD.C.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How Many Weeks to Save?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.30 + 30 = 60; 60 + 30 = 90; 90 + 30 = 120; 120 + 30 = 150; 5 weeks
  2. 2.10 + 10 = 20; 20 + 10 = 30; 30 + 10 = 40; 4 weeks
  3. 3.15 + 15 = 30; 30 + 15 = 45; 45 + 15 = 60; 60 + 15 = 75; 5 weeks
  4. 4.15 + 15 = 30; 30 + 15 = 45; 45 + 15 = 60; 4 weeks
  5. 5.25 + 25 = 50; 50 + 25 = 75; 75 + 25 = 100; 100 + 25 = 125; 5 weeks
  6. 6.25 + 25 = 50; 50 + 25 = 75; 75 + 25 = 100; 100 + 25 = 125; 5 weeks

Questions about How Many Weeks to Save?

What does the How Many Weeks to Save? worksheet cover?

It practices counting on in equal amounts to reach a price — 6 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.MD.C.8: Count money and solve money problems. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does How Many Weeks to Save? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8 — 2.MD.C.8, under Measurement & Data for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

How Many Weeks to Save? is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.MD.C.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does How Many Weeks to Save? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of How Many Weeks to Save? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is How Many Weeks to Save? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. How Many Weeks to Save?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 2.MD.C.8

Count money and solve money problems.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.MD.C.8 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.